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When Kathy Jacobs and her husband moved to Henry County 16 years ago, they found the quiet and tranquility they’d been looking for.

“I like it here, and I’m not going back north,” she told the Henry County Fiscal Court on July 16. But along Blueridge Road near Valley View Landfill, something has been disturbing that peace and tranquility.

This spring I was covering a Henry County Lady Cat softball game as well as a baseball game and track meet. I came to the softball game after it had already started and I was scrambling to get in position and get the camera settings right.

The Lady Cats’ opponents had a runner on first and I was anticipating a stolen base attempt so I focused on the base runner as the pitch was delivered to the plate. I had guessed right. The runner did indeed attempt to steal second base.

The Kentucky Storm got back on the winning track on July 13 with a resounding victory at home over the Tennessee Rampage at their home field in Shelbyville..

The Storm got off to a quick start, jumping out to a 16-0 lead in the opening quarter. The Rampage scored their only touchdown of the game on an interception return to make 16-6. The Storm came back with another touchdown in the closing minutes of the second quarter to go into halftime with a 22-6 lead.

The Storm scored 14 more points in the second half and shut out the Rampage to win by 30.

Alex Hadden battled a stomach illness on the second day of the Mussleman-Dunne Tour Championship tournament at Big Springs Country Club in Louisville July 15-16. He finished in fifth place with an 18-hole total of 85.

His final score was 10 strokes higher than any other 18-hole tournament he played in this summer. Hadden shot 41 on the first day of the tournament but when he showed up for the second round, Hadden was suffering from a stomach illness. Combined with the oppressive heat of the day, it made for a rough round as he shot 44.

Henry County residents can expect a new pharmacy in Campbellsburg by mid August or early September.

The family owned and operated pharmacy Bluegrass Drug Center wants to be your neighbor and your pharmacy. Tom Beringer opened his own store in Covington in 1979, but moved his business to Warsaw in 1995. Beringer opened a pharmacy in Bedford in 2011 and plans to bring the small town, personal service to Campbellsburg.

Plum will bring her working Australian Shepherds and ducks to the Harvest Showcase Saturday for herding and agility demonstrations.

Plum started training Certik, her Australian Shepherd, 10 years ago. Four championship titles later as the Most Versatile Aussie by the Australian Shepherd Club of America, Certik and Plum enjoy the tranquility of their Jackson Road farm.